All Upcoming Events
December 2025
Sven Beckert, Harvard University
Capitalism: A Global History
January 2026
Craig Symonds, US Naval Academy
Annapolis Goes to War: The Naval Academy Class of 1940
Continental Army Soldiers’ Experiences at Valley Forge and Beyond
Washington’s army struggled to survive with dwindling supplies, disease, and harsh weather.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Deepen your knowledge of this holiday with historical documents, essays, videos, and lesson plans from the Gilder Lehrman Institute.
June 2026
2026 Annual Gala
Join us as we celebrate and recommit ourselves to the rising generation and the future of our democracy.
The Era of Distrust: America in the 1970s
Register for this seminar, led by Prof. Julian E. Zelizer, by June 8.
The Declaration at 250: An Enduring Legacy
Register for this seminar, led by Prof. David Armitage, by June 15.
The Civil War Through a Military History Lens
Register for this seminar, led by Prof. Lorien Foote, by June 22.
July 2026
The Gilded Age and the Shadow of Jim Crow
Register for this seminar, led by Prof. Allyson Hobbs, by June 29.
The Making of America: From the Colonial Period Through Reconstruction
Register for this special seminar, featuring four esteemed scholars, by June 29.
Slavery and Abolition
Register for this seminar, led by Prof. Manisha Sinha, by July 20.
A Photographic History of the United States
Register for this seminar, led by Prof. John W. Stauffer, by July 20.
August 2026
African American Studies: History in Context
Register for this seminar, led by Prof. Keisha Blain, by July 27.
The History of American Jewish Life
Register for this seminar, led by Prof. Hasia R. Diner, by August 3.
American Indians and the Law
Register for this seminar, led by Prof. Lindsay G. Robertson, by August 3.